FirePro W6170M vs GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

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ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameGT200BSaturn
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date23 July 2008 (17 years ago)25 August 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores192768
Core clock speed576 MHz1075 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)182 Wattno data
Texture fill rate36.8651.60
Floating-point processing power0.4769 TFLOPS1.651 TFLOPS
ROPs2816
TMUs6448
L1 Cacheno data192 KB
L2 Cache224 KB256 KB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount896 MB2 GB
Memory bus width448 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed999 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth111.9 GB/s88 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model4.06.3
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA1.3-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 July 2008 25 August 2014
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm

W6170M has an age advantage of 6 years, a 128.6% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 and FirePro W6170M. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 is a desktop graphics card while FirePro W6170M is a mobile workstation one.

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